*tries again*
-----Original Message-----
From: EPICentre Webmaster [mailto:webmaster_at_...]
Sent: 29 July 2004 21:28
To: 'netepic_at_yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Future of Mailing List
Against:
- Less robustness than a mail based system. If the forum server is
(probably) less reliable than yahoogroups we may find the forum down
sometimes and unable to send messages. Forums require webmasters to
administer them, which in most non-profit pages tend to leave pages
disattended with time (not in all cases, fortunately). I've seen too
many forums and web pages gone down in this way while some still keep
up.
>> The EPICentre has been up for over 6 years now ;), I think it is fair
to say that we are here to stay.
- Messages will be only available online whereas in a mailing list you
can have them in your computer to look at all the time. Each time you
want to read a message you have to connect / spend bandwidth. If you are
offline you have no old netepic info. Is there any forum program that
allows you to download new messages into a mail program or something
alike? This could be a nice solution.
>> Awkward, and with my time table at the moment unlikely to be
implemented for a very long time.
Unless someone convinces me so, I'm for keeping the mailing list. These
two drawbacks are too much IMHO The robustness is critical.
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <mailto:primarch_at_...>
To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:04 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Future of Mailing List
Hi!
Forum format like the one at Epicomms, Miniatures page and others have
become an increasingly popular and effective means of communications for
fans of any particular topic.
I would like opinions regarding if perhaps we should move to such a
forum (the Epicentre has had one for some time), since mailing list
traffic is becoming less and less.
Express your view for and against.
Peter
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